BILL NUMBER: ACR 128	CHAPTERED  06/13/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   78
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JUNE 13, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   JUNE 12, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 8, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 8, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 3, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Machado
   (Principal coauthor:  Assembly Member Kaloogian)
   (Coauthors:  Assembly Members Aanestad, Ackerman, Alquist, Aroner,
Ashburn, Baldwin, Bates, Battin, Baugh, Bock, Brewer, Briggs,
Calderon, Campbell, Cardenas, Cardoza, Cedillo, Corbett, Correa, Cox,
Cunneen, Davis, Dickerson, Ducheny, Dutra, Firebaugh, Florez,
Gallegos, Granlund, Havice, Honda, House, Jackson, Keeley, Knox,
Kuehl, Leach, Lempert, Leonard, Longville, Lowenthal, Maddox,
Maldonado, Margett, Mazzoni, McClintock, Migden, Nakano, Olberg,
Oller, Robert Pacheco, Rod Pacheco, Pescetti, Reyes, Romero, Runner,
Scott, Shelley, Steinberg, Strickland, Strom-Martin, Thompson,
Torlakson, Vincent, Washington, Wayne, Wesson, Wiggins, Wildman,
Wright, and Zettel)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 128--Relative to California
Veterans Day.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 128, Machado.  California Veterans Day:  November 11, 2000.
   This measure would designate November 11, 2000, as California
Veterans Day, 2000, to promote the recognition and appreciation of
the great service and sacrifices made by California's veterans in
order to secure our liberty.




   WHEREAS, The people of California have a special affinity for, and
are greatly indebted to, the myriad of brave men and women in the
United States military who serve and have served to protect and
defend our precious freedom; and
   WHEREAS, All Californians are encouraged to remember the great
debt of gratitude that we as free Californians owe to veterans; and
   WHEREAS, Since the days of the American Revolution (1776-1781),
nearly 42,000,000 patriots have taken up arms to defend the United
States of America and to guarantee that the blessings of liberty are,
indeed, secure; and
   WHEREAS, The significance of November 11 was originally set aside
as Armistice Day in the United States to remember the sacrifices that
men and women made during the First World War (1914-1918) in order
to ensure a lasting peace; and
   WHEREAS, On Armistice Day 1918, soldiers who survived the terrific
onslaught and loss of life brought on by "The Great War," as it was
often referred to, marched in parades through their hometowns and
were treated to great victory speeches given by politicians and
veteran officers of the day; and
   WHEREAS, Sixty-two years ago, in 1938, 20 years after World War I
had concluded, the United States Congress voted to make Armistice Day
a legal holiday; and
   WHEREAS, Forty-seven years ago, in 1953, the townspeople of
Emporia, Kansas, were first attributed to calling the new federal
holiday Veterans Day, in tribute to the town's many servicemen and
women veterans; and
   WHEREAS, Shortly thereafter, a popular movement focused its
attention and efforts upon our nation's capitol toward the renaming
of Armistice Day, a legal holiday honoring veterans from World War I,
to more appropriately Veterans Day, a legal holiday specifically
honoring all veterans of the United States Armed Forces; and
   WHEREAS, In recognition of, and gratitude for, the contributions
of those who have served in our Armed Forces, the United States
Congress has designated November 11 of each year as a legal public
holiday (5 U.S.C. Sec. 6103(a)) to honor America's veterans; and
   WHEREAS, Americans still give thanks for peace on Veterans Day,
often participating in local ceremonies, speeches, town picnics, and
parades; and
   WHEREAS, Each year, on the 11th day of the 11th month, November,
we pause to look back and reflect with pride and profound gratitude
upon achievements of our nation's veterans; and
   WHEREAS, California has strong commitment to those who have served
their nation during times of war; and
   WHEREAS, Many structures and monuments have been erected in
observance of the service and great sacrifices of all California's
estimated 3,300,000 veterans (13 percent of the nation's veteran
population); and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate, on this 82nd anniversary of the first
Armistice Day, that California's veterans be commemorated for their
heroic efforts in the struggle for democracy; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes California's
veterans for the great service and sacrifices that they have made for
our liberty; and be it further
   Resolved, That all Californians are encouraged to remember the
great debt of gratitude that we as free Californians owe to our
veterans, and we freely participate in patriotic activities in our
communities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature hereby designates November 11,
2000, as California Veterans Day, 2000, to promote the recognition
and appreciation of the great service and sacrifices made by
California's veterans in order to secure our liberty.
